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Mix, Match & Shine: A Bold Birthday Card with Letterpress & Hot Foil

Friday, May 23, 2025 | By: Lea Lawson

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Happy Friday, crafty friends! 🎨✨ It’s been a bit quiet around here as I’ve been busy kitting for an upcoming class and working ahead before we spend 10 days in Texas starting next Thursday. But I wanted to pop in and share a super simple birthday card that beautifully blends BetterPress Letterpress and Glimmer hot foiling—two techniques that create stunning visuals and highlight the versatility of press plates.

For this project, I used the Colorful Bold Splatters BetterPress set from Spellbinders—currently 50% off in the Pre-Summer sale! The combination of pastel splashes and dazzling gold foil accents makes for a vibrant and eye-catching design.

Let’s dive into the creative process behind this colorful creation!

Have a Colorful Birthday card

Card size: A2 - 4.25 x 5.5 (inches) - click on the images above to see them larger.

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Easy step by step instruction:

  • Cut & fold an A2 card base from yellow cardstock.
  • Using the registration guide, press the splatters into porcelain cotton paper in pastel yellow, pink & turquoise with a BetterPress letterpress system.
  • Foil three smaller splatters in polished brass foil to the letterpress panel.
  • Use a stitched rectangle die to trim the panel down with a polished edge.
  • Mount the letterpress panel to the card base with foam adhesive.
  • Press the sentiment into matching cotton paper with black ink using a BetterPress letterpress system.
  • Diecut with a strip die, them mount to the card front with foam adhesive.
  • Accent with gold pearls to finish.

This set includes a handy registration guide, which made the BetterPress portion a breeze. For the hot foiling, I simply eye-balled the plate placement—and it worked beautifully! ✨ The best part? This card came together in under 30 minutes, but recipients will think you spent hours crafting it.

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Happy crafting, and thanks for stopping by! 🌼💛

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